An Arvada, Colorado, police officer was killed while responding to a disturbance early Sunday, Police Chief Link Strate said. Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27, was “killed serving his community,” Arvada police said. Vakoff and another officer responded to a scene with a “large family disturbance,” Strate said at a news conference, and the two “arrived to […]
The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Nov. 29 execution date for a man who shot and killed a suburban St. Louis police sergeant in 2005. The court announced Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, 36, is scheduled to die by lethal injection for the death of 43-year-old Kirkwood Police Sgt. Bill McEntee. Johnson, who was 19 […]
CLEVELAND—A woman was convicted Wednesday of murder in the shooting of an off-duty Cleveland police officer during a carjacking on New Year’s Eve. Tamara McLoyd, 19, of Garfield Heights, faces a potential life term with no chance for parole when she is sentenced later this year. She had confessed to shooting Shane Bartek, 25, but […]
Rapper Lil Wayne on July 25 posted a farewell note to former officer Robert Hoobler who passed away. The rapper credits the former officer with saving his life. Lil Wayne attempted suicide by shooting himself in the chest when he was 12 years old. The off-duty officer responded to the scene and together with another […]
Two police officers sustained injuries after they were shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during fireworks to celebrate the fourth of July, according to reports. The officers were sent to the Jefferson University Hospital and were reported in stable condition as of late Monday, reported WPVI. The shooting took place a little before 10 p.m. along the Ben Franklin […]
MINNEAPOLIS—The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home is scheduled to be released from prison next week, months after his murder conviction was overturned and he was resentenced on a lesser charge. Mohamed Noor, 36, is scheduled […]
LAS VEGAS—A veteran Las Vegas police detective was killed when a steel crossbar marking low clearance at a freeway construction project collapsed atop his vehicle, the department announced Friday. Justin Terry, 45, was on duty in an unmarked Las Vegas police car when he died in what the department termed a tragic accident on U.S. […]
MERIDIAN, Miss.—A former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence has been arrested, authorities said Friday. Dante Marquez Bender, 31, was taken into custody the day after Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom was fatally shot while answering a call, authorities said. A woman believed […]
COLUMBUS, Neb.—A young man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of a Lincoln police investigator who was among officers serving an arrest warrant in a homicide case. A jury returned guilty verdicts Monday on the murder count as well as assault, escape and several weapons counts against 19-year-old Felipe […]
